Feeding mechanism for recording-machines.



J. R; PEIRCE. FEEDING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING MACHINES. APPLICATIONFILED MAR. H, 1909- RENEWED JAN. 20,1914.

Patented 001;. 3, 1916.

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J. R. PEIRCE. FEEDING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1909- RENEWED JAN. 20, 1914.-

' Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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FEEDINGEMECHANISM FOR RECORDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. u, 1909. RENEWED JAN. 20, m4.

1,200,129.- Patented 0ct.'3,1916.

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- Mechanisms for vention illustrated a card along step by step receive astroke UNITED STATES PATE T orrion.

JOHN ROYDEN PEIRCE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FEEDING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING- MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Applicationfiled March 11, 1909, Serial No..482,755.- Renewed January20, 1914. Serial No. 813,257.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN ROYDEN Pnmon, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New,York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FeedingRecording-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a feeding mechanism for machines whichtypewrite, perforate or otherwise make a record upon a card, sheet orthe like.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated which is designedparticularly for use in connection with theperforating and typewritingmachine described 'in my previous application for patent, No. 396970(Patent No. 998,631, July 25, 1911).

In the drawings illustrating ment of this invention, Figure 1 is a planview; Fig. 2 an enlarged detail of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a sectional view onthe line 3-3 of 4 a sectional view upon the line the sake of clearness;Fig. 4 is an enlargement of Fig. 4, showing the punches; Fig. 5 anelevation of the mechanism of Fig. 1 with parts broken away for the sakeof clearness; and Fig. 6 a perspective view of the same mechanism.

Referring to the embodiment of the inpocket A is provided which receivesa card and which moves the from right to left so as to bring successivevertical lines on the card from left to right in positionto point B,Fig. 1. As described in the previous application above referred to a boxC moves with the pocket and carries a series of vertical linesof punchesC and the keys which operate the type also operate a setting mechanismat the back-'ofthe ma chine which tain selected punches of each verticalline as such vertical lines come in succession into position oppositethe point B at which are located the usual means for directing orcentering the types. When the pocket and the box of puncheshave moved tothe extreme position to the left, the previouslyselected punches of theseveral vertical lines are advanced by pulling a lever D-connected to alink E and turning a shaft F so that a cam or cams G thereon pressforward the the embodiof a printing type atthe sets in punching positionoer-y lower transverse flanges H and J traveling on rods K and L fixedin the frame of the machine, the flanges H having anti-friction rollersM to ease the movement along the rod K. Atthe end. of each movement ofthe card to the left and the following punching operation, the card is'removed and the pocket is shifted again to the right. Preferably afinger hold N (Fig. 6) is provided by which the operator returns. the

pocket to its righthand position; any usual or suitable means beingprovided for leading it step by step from right to left, such as arecommon for feeding the carriages of typewriters, and are explained morefullyin my previous application. above referred to. The card may becarried in a pocket such as shown at A or in any othersuitable form ofcarriage.-

the card. The pocket A and the box 0 are provided with upper and YFurther description of the operating mechanism for the punches and typesis thought unnecessary, such mechanism beaforesaid patent. I

According to this invention mechanism is provided for feeding the cardsto the carriage or to the recording position in succession from a supplyreceptacle carrying a number of such cards, such mechanism beingpreferably automatically actuatedupon the return movement of thecarriage ,to its starting point, and being preferably combined withmechanism for withdrawing the pre- I ing fully illustrated and describedin my vious card from the carr age or from the recording position. I

In the machine illustrated a, supply receptacle is shown at O and adischarge receptacle at 1?, these receptacles being'at the I right andat the left, respectively of the printing and perforating mechanism andarranged to cause or permit the movement of the cards in a directiontransverse to that of the movement of the pocket. When the pocket isshifted to its righthand position, a new card is'engaged and isthereafter carried forward in the the pocket to I approximately theinitial lefthand movement of point of the recording position. During thenext backward movement of the pocket the card is held in thisinitialrecording po-e =sition, and enters the pocket or rather the ward bywithdrawing mechanism to a position in the rear of the stack of cards inthe discharge receptacle P. The cards in this receptacle are graduallypressed back in the direction of the arrow by the incoming cards. Thenew cards are pressed forward toward the machine as indicated by thearrow by means of the slide Q, pulled forward by acord R which is woundon a spring barrel in the circular casing S.

The extracting of the cards T from the supply receptacle Ois effected bymeans of two fingers or hooks U moving with the carriage and having aslight inward spring pressure so that when the pocket 'is fullyretractedthey spring inward a distance equal to approximately the thickness of acard, their inward movement being limited by flanges V on the wall ofthe pocket constituting stops. The position of the foremost card T islimited by an opposite flange \V. After the foremost card T is thusengaged by the fingers the step by step forward movement of the pocketcauses these fingers to carry the card along, an intermediate posltlonof such a card belng indicated at T and a third card 1n the pocket beingindicated at T this being the card upon which the recording operation isbeing performed. When the pocket has advanced as far as possible thefingers U have carried the card T to a oint beyond the lower end of thelever X. 7 his lever has its lower end projecting inward between the twofingers U and adapted to spring inward over the rear edge of the card Tas soon as the latter is moved beyond the lower end of the lever. Thecard T will .thus be held in approximately the initial recordingposition upon the following backward movement of the pocket. Theprevious card T is withdrawn by the withdrawingmechanism at the verybeginning of the backward movement of the pocket, so that theforwardedge of the card T will enter the pocket freely as the latter isretracted, and will move almost to its desired position in the pocket.For moving it completely to its proper position in the pocket, the leverX is swung to give its lower end a slight forward movement. Thismovement of the lever is effected by means of a projection Y of thepocket whichat the end of the retractile movement strikes the flange Zupon the upper end of thelever X. The front wall of the pocket is cutaway as at a to permit the entrance ofthe lower end of the lever Xthereinto. The card is held in position in the pocket by light springsor equivalent devices.

The front end of the pocket P is composed of a pair of flanges I), openat the right, and bent slightly outward so as to permit a card tobetransferred edgewise from the pocket A into the space at the front ofthe cards in the pocket P, and be tween the foremost card T and theflanges b. The shifting of the card from the pocket A. to the dischargereceptacle P is effected by a'spring clip 0 comprising a pair of bowedsprings connected together at their lefthand end and pressing againsteach other but slightly flared at their righthand end, which clip movesfirst to the right to engage the edge of the card T in the pocket, andthen to the left to draw the card thus engaged to the discharge pocketP. The walls of the pocket A are provided with notches d in the lefthandedge to permit access of the clip 0 to the edge of the card, and therear wall of the discharge receptable P is provided with a similar notche to permit the passage of the clip. Besides its reciprocatingmove--ment the clip 0 is turned about a vertical axis so as to swing itoutward during its return movement to permit it to clear the last cardT. It is supported upon an oscillating shaft f mounted upon'a carriage rsliding upon a pair of fixed rods 71. and pulled always to the right bymeans of the long spiral spring 7'. It is retracted in the lefthanddirection by means of a cord or other flexible connection A? wound on adrum l which is fixed to and rotates with a second drum m upon which iswound a cord or similar connection a, the opposite end of which isconnected to a part of the pocket A, as for example a pin 0 projectingupward from the transverse flange. H which is carried by the pocket. Thedrum 'mis of smaller diameter than the drum Z and the cords on the twodrums are wound in opposite directions. As the pocket is forciblyshifted to the right by the hand of the operator, the carriage g isdrawn to the left by its cord Xi, and at a more rapid rate of speed thanthat with which the pocket is moved. This increase of speed is importantin providing for the carrying of the cards T completely into the pocketP. The spring j besides serving to pull the carriage g with its springclip 0 to the right, may also be designed to effect the desired movementof the pocket A to the left and with the arrangement of pulleys shownthe force exerted by it upon the pocket A is multiplied.

The shaft 7 which carries the spring clip strikes the stop pin 8 andreleases the arm 10, and the latter is pulled to the left by its spring9, thus swinging the spring clip' 0 inward just in time to cause it toengage the lefth-and edge of the card T in the pocket, The spring clipremains in this angular position during'the succeeding movement to theleft. At the end of the lefthand movement of the carriage g the stop pint'strikes a projecting portion of the arm 10 and throws the latter tothe right until it is caught and held by its pawl r thus swinging thespring clip '0 outwardly for its return movement.

The withdrawing mechanism may be used independently of any feedingmechanism, in which case'the operator would only have to place the newcards in the empty pocket at each shift of the pocket to the right andthis he could easily do, shifting the pocket with his left hand andinserting the cards with his right, without a serious loss of time. Orthe feeding mechanism for supplying the cards might be used without anymechanism for withdrawing them, in which case the operator could veryquickly shift the carriage with one hand after withdrawing the finishedcard with the other. Preferably however, both the feeding and thewithdrawing mechanisms are provided.

Various other embodiments of the invention may be provided by thoseskilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. Amachine' of the class described, including a supply receptacle for anumber of cards and mechanism for feeding said cards in succession fromsaid receptacle to the recording position and separate mechanism forwithdrawing said cards from the recording position, and means connectingone of said mechanisms to the other to cause a simultaneous operationthereof, the next. card to be fed, the last card discharged and therecording position being in line with ing a reciprocating carriage forthe card and means automatically actuated upon the reciprocation of thecarriage for causing the feeding of a new card and the withdrawing of aprevious card. r

' 3. A machine of the class described including a carriage adapted to bereciprocated', a supply receptacle for a number of cards, an extractorfor taking said cards in succession from said receptacle as saidcarriage is reciprocated, and shifting them to a position where they areadapted to enter the carriage upon the next backward movement thereof,and a device for giving to said card a short extra'movement to cause itto enter fully into the, carriage.

.4. A machine of the class described in-.

cluding a clipadapted to grip the edge of a V charge pocket adapted tocarry a number of such cards and to receive at itsfront the last cardwithdrawn, and mechanism for shifting said clip out of the plane of saidcard during the forward movement of the clip.

6. In a machine of the class described, a

carriage, feeding means for feeding cards thereinto at one side,withdrawing means for withdrawing cards therefrom at the opposite side,the positions of the card be fore entry into and after withdrawal fromthe carriage being in line with its position in the carriage, andconnections between such feeding means and such withdrawing means tocause the simultaneous operation thereof.

7. In a machine of the class described, a carriage, feeding means forfeeding cards thereinto at one side, Withdrawing means for withdrawingcards therefrom at the opposite side, and connections between suchcarriage and such withdrawing means to cause the withdrawing means tomove at a more rapid rate than the carriage.

8. In a machine of the class described, a reciprocable carriage adaptedat one end of its movement to receive a card,-means for placing a cardapproximately in recording position and Where it will be received intosaid carriage as the latter arrives at said end of its movement, andmeans for giving to said card an additional movement into the carriage.

9-. A machine of the class described including in combination acarriage, a leverX adapted to engage and hold a card in position toenter said carriage as the latter is shifted toward the card, andaprojection I carried by said carriage and adapted to actuate the "leverX to cause the latter to give to said card a movement toward thecarriage."

10. In a machine of the class described, withdrawing mechanismcomprising a clip 0, a carriage supporting the same, a spring foradvancing said carriage to cause said clip to engage a card, and meansfor retracting the carriage to cause the clip to withdraw a" card. I

11. In a machine of the class described, withdrawing mechanismcomprising a spring clip 0, a carriage, supporting the same, a springfor advancing. said carriage to position for engaging a card, means forretracting the carriage to cause the clip to In witness Where0f,l[ havehereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

' JOHN ROYDEN PEIRCE. Witnesses: i

D. ANTHONY UsINA, THEODORE T. SNELL.

